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TIL South Park aired an episode titled “Band in China”… which resulted in them being banned in China.

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R5Nr7 TIL that Lucille Ball convinced Merv Griffin to hire Alex Trebek to host the revival of Jeopardy in 1984 when original host Art Fleming, a friend of Trebek’s, declined to return. Trebek holds the Guinness World Records for most episodes of a game show hosted, hosted the show until his death in 2020.
0wp5N TIL John Carmack would ask for a medium pepperoni pizza from Domino's Pizza almost every day, during his time at id Software, and it was even carried by the same delivery person for more than 15 years. Carmack is such a regular customer that they still charge him 1995 prices.
VBjd8 TIL that Marvin Hamlisch, who played the frustrated piano player in one of the final scenes of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, is one of the few musicians to receive an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards). He also won a Pulitzer Prize.
neE8G TIL Someone who is under the age of 21 in Wisconsin (and some other states) can legally be served alcohol at a bar and/or restaurant if they are in the company of a parent, guardian, or spouse who is over the age of 21.
NRN6 TIL that the show ‘Deadliest Catch’ is bad for competition in the Bering Sea Fishing industry. The subsidies all the boats in the show receive allows them to undercut or break even with their seasonal catch.